Telephoto

adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A photograph taken through a telephoto lens.
  2. 2
    a photograph made with a telephoto lens wordnet
  3. 3
    A telephoto lens. colloquial
Verb
  1. 1
    Synonym of telephotograph.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a lens system used to produce an enlarged image of a distant object. not-comparable

Synonyms

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aerial photographbeefcakeblack-and-white photographcandid photographcheesecakechronophotograph

Example

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"Tom had several photos of Mary taken with a telephoto lens."

Etymology

From tele- + photo.

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